Robert Smithson's sketch of his Island Project (1970).Robert Smithson's sketch of his Island Project (1970). Smithson, the land artist most famous for his Spiral Jetty The Spiral Jetty, considered to be the central work of American sculptor Robert Smithson, is an earthwork sculpture constructed in 1970. Built of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, earth, and water on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point in in the Great Salt Lake, died at only 35 in a plane crash. His work is comprehensively displayed in Robert Smithson Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938–July 20, 1973) was an American artist famous for his land art. Smithson was born in Passaic, New Jersey and studied painting and drawing in New York City at the Art Students League. , edited by Eugenic Tsai, University of California Press "UC Press" redirects here, but this is also an abbreviation for University of Chicago Press University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. , 2004, [pounds sterling]32.50 (hardback), [pounds sterling]22.95 (paperback), a book that shows that Smithson's talent and vision were much broader and more wide ranging than is normally thought. Includes essays by Thomas Crow The name Thomas Crow may refer to more than one notable person:
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